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Johnny Tremain Vocabulary
Practice with definitions, synonyms
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| parasitic | leechlike |
| brackish | salty |
| ethereal | heavenly,airy |
| artisan | craftsman |
| crucible | container for high temp. heating |
| sluggard | idler, lazy person |
| trenchers | wooden platters |
| repousse | intricate silverwork |
| vulgarity | coarseness,commoness |
| mundane | earthly, common, dull |
| insufferable | unbearable, intolerable |
| poultice | healing pouch |
| berated | scolded |
| hypocritical | insincere |
| gumption | boldness |
| felon | infection, often on a finger |
| chagrined | mortified, embarrassed |
| wattles | loose skin under chin |
| arrogance | extreme pride |
| snuff | tobacco |
| translucent | luminous, clear |
| Whig | supporter of independance |
| Tory | supporter of the King |
| nonchalance | lack of concern |
| effigies | crude replicas, dummies |
| enigmatical | puzzling |
| fagots | bundle of sticks |
| hippogriffs | mythical creatures |
| atrophying | withering (usually of limbs) |
| enmity | mutual hatred |
| trussed | secured tightly, tied up |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| consignees | agents (to sell goods) |
| implicit | complete |
| gesticulating | motioning with hands, gesturing |
| inundated | flooded (not usually with water) |
| rendezvous | meeting place |
| prodigiously | amazingly, extremely |
| lascivious | lewd |
| wraiths | spirits |
| placate | appease, make peace with |
| garrulous | talkative |
| commandeer | confiscate, take over |
| sedition | plot to revolt |
| billeted | quartered, boardered |
| sortie | mission |
| sexton | caretaker, usually of a church |
| inebriated | intoxicated, drunk |
| protege | pupil, person in training by another |
| alewives | small fish |
| surfeited | satiated, overfull |
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